E057 - Steve Bogaerts Dealing With Career Ending DCS

This episode is sponsored by XDEEP and supported by the patrons of Speaking Sidemount.   This is the second episode in this series where I catch up with renowned cave explorer Steve Bogaerts. Over the past two years, Steve has had it pretty tough with respect to diving. A series of DCS incidents, on successive dives, each a little worse than the previous, has led Steve to hang up his fins and retire from diving. Just the thought of one of the world's great cave explorers having to quit under circumstances such as this is gut-wrenching but to his credit, Steve has continued to be active and regularly shares enlightening posts of various topics related to sidemount. Cave diving and exploration.   In this episode, Steve and I discuss his DCS incidents, what he has learned about them, his thoughts on the possible cause, his advice for professional divers, and his plans for the future.   #XDEEP #cavediving #sidemountdiving #stevebogaerts #sidemountpros   Sponsor - www.xdeep.eu  To support the show go to www.patreon.com/speakingsidemount To contact Steve Bogaerts [email protected]